Brian is an amazing instructor. Very helpful teaching methods with association tricks for cognitive and repetitive thought learning. We are very appreciative. Ty! read more

The guy that answered the phone needs to get customer service training. He was rude and rushing the conversation.

i had the pleasure working with Ault's with my instructor Brian Hageman . He was an outstanding instructor and taught me very well!

I live in Venice, FL. I called and emailed the Englewood office in late Oct 2024 to request lessons to start in mid Dec 2024 or Jan 2025. They were very hard hit by the Hurricanes. My calls to the website number kept reaching a fax tone, but I eventually got through to a voice message. The website doesn't make mention of the all the flooding and hurricane damages incurred by the owner, staff and their families but that is the reason for communication difficulties at the time of this writing. One person is trying their very best to handle hundreds of daily inquiries. He kindly emailed me. At this time Aults is unable to put me on their Wait List. Thankfully I was able to locate another driver education program up in Sarasota who can start lessons in December. I wish Aults all the best as I have read many good reviews about them. read more

Long wait but worth it. My son drove with Dave Horsley. He was a true gentleman. Always easy to talk to and schedule appointments. He was experienced and taught him the correct way to drive. read more

Long waiting list but worth it. Our instructor was Dan. Great experience! I feel much better about our teen driving. read more

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The guy who answers the phone is A joke. He lies, he cops an attitude, Ill never refer anyone to this place

Both of my children went through Ault's to learn to drive. After 1 year of driving under their belt I see how safe they drive because of the training they had their. I really liked the private lessons as well as driver's Ed. Both instructors were professional, patient and gave them the confidence to face the roads alone in the car. I give the Ault's team a 10 out of 10! I also want to add that they will return your call if you leave a message and they are always in office when they say they will be and very helpful and understanding. read more

Took me a while, but I know I had to do this review because of how happy I am because of the driving classes I did with Aults.I'm very happy as I got a great instructor Mr Ross.He really knew how to coach me as a person who was very paranoid about driving.A very pleasant person always punctual and never missed an opportunity to educate me during our sessions.He always explained the aults way of doing things and it stays with you every-time a situation comes up.I would never forget my experience with Aults and I'm now more confident about my driving and I still hear Mr Ross's voice at the back of my head coaching me.Thank you again . read more

The instructor was friendly and timely. He was able to squeeze us in because the DMV was backed up for over three weeks.

I learned many new valuable tipS and also enlightened my mom on some things she wasn't aware of

It's a great driver school that is taught me much about safety and driving, I believe the skills we are taught can be applied to the road and make all of us better drivers. read more

This driver education is very informative. It helped gain more insightful information on driving skills and habits. We have been told what to look out for when driving and how to react to situations when they happen. read more

The best place to learn how to drive. I got a 100 in my driving test after learning here.

I was completely surprised by Ault. I had John as my instructor, and he is the only instructor for the entire Tampa and St Petersburg area. From the get-go John hated my questions, all of my questions. He seemed to misinterpret me even though I just asked him questions as we were driving so I could understand the situation better. He would say "Are you putting me on?" And I was stunned because he was serious as to think I paid 859 dollars for a 15 hour course just to mess with him in the car! At the end he said he never had a student in all his career ask as many ridiculous questions as me. Not only was I utterly disrespected by this so called driving instructor, but I was also intimidated that he may get violent with me in the car as I was driving. I also felt suppressed where I had to walk on egg shells for him and could only ask questions that he deemed "acceptable". I got through only 4 lessons with him (6 hours total). I brought it up with Sheila, a woman who worked at the head quarters, and she supported John who lied that he apologized to me and that one time I asked a question and then nearly clipped a car, as if those are correlated even if that did happen, which it didn't. Sheila told me that I could have an I -pad and ask questions at the end of it all, and I said no because I would forget the questions I had and it would defeat the purpose of getting hands-on lessons. Sheila told me she would refund the rest of my 9 hours. However, I wanted a refund of the last 90 minute session since from the start John treated me with contempt and disdain and I didn't "learn" anything because I could not ask questions without getting a shit fit from John (whose irrational anger must have been steadily simmering and increasing since the beginning of knowing me). I also got 50 dollars less in the refund than I figured based on what the hourly cost was. I showed Sheila the math on it and this was her disrespectful response to me, showing that there are major problems that stem from the top with this company: Eric, I only work here and I do what I am told. Please speak with Brad the Owner, he comes in around 10 am or so,he is the one that figured it out and he is the one that makes all the decisions. You do not have to tell me math I've been doing it and was graduated before you were born, so I am very familiar with how to do math. Thank you, Sheila Birge In-Car Coordinator Ault's Driver Education Center That was the last straw for me so I called up Brad, who is the owner. I kept everything together as I explained to Brad how John treated me that last day. Brad responded by saying that on the driving test, they don't let you ask questions, so therefore the driving school and instructor won't let you ask questions as well. As you might think, I was flabbergasted and appalled by this response. I told Brad I want my money refunded for the last 90 minutes of hell I had to go through, and he said at best he can refund half the money of that lesson because "John drove the car out and you drove the car". However, I didn't get any service that I paid for as I couldn't ask questions and then he completely disrespected me and insulted me and intimidated me the whole time. Brad would not budge and just said good bye and hung up. I would not go to this driving school, at least not if you live in Tampa or St Petersburg, because John showed to me that he is not patient and does not care if a student understand what he teaches, and he has a very short fuse! I don't know what happened here really, as my sisters took this driving school but had a man named Larry who they had no problem with. But something has changed here for sure and it's a waste of your money to spend it here... you will not feel comfortable or wanted here, as they do not care if you learn anything from your experience. Yours truly, an honest ripped off customer read more

I contacted Ault's for a drivers test. At first, the communication between the main office and the St. Pete/Tampa was a little iffy and it took a while to get an appointment going, but the ladies at the office were really nice and accommodating. When I got in contact with John, he asked me about my situation and why I wanted to take my driving test through a third party rather than schedule an appointment with the DMV in St. Pete and I explained my situation. John offered everything he could do and we set up a time and date. He picked me up from my house right on time and had me drive for a little distance to get used to the car I was going to use for the test. He asked if I practiced all the maneuvers and if I felt okay with them. He said that if I didn't feel confident he could practice some with me before we took the test. We then switched seats and he drove all the way to Wesley Chapel where we took the test at a DMV that had walk-in appointments rather than the scheduled appointments like they do in St. Pete. John assured me that I would pass based on how I drove in the beginning and was very kind. When I took my test he waited very patiently in the DMV and then drove me back to my house. Overall it was a very pleasant experience, he's a good conversationalist and very gentle. I would highly recommend this option if you are in a tight spot like me and need to get your license as soon as possible instead of waiting to get an appointment like you would in St. Pete! read more